DENVER (Ticker) -- The Denver Nuggets look to right the ship at home Tuesday when they host the Seattle SuperSonics at the Pepsi Center.

Projected to improve upon its 43-win 2003-04 season, the Nuggets have limped out of the gate. They lost shooting guard Voshon Lenard to an Achilles tear on opening night and, after a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, dropped back-to-back games to the surging Utah Jazz.

In a home-and-home set with the Jazz, Denver was defeated by 24 and 11 points, respectively. The games were essentially decided in the second quarter when Utah outscored the Nuggets by a combined score of 56-26.

Denver has been a miserable shooting team thus far. Its 42 percent mark in Monday's loss to the Jazz represents its best effort from the field, and the club is shooting just 37 percent for the season.

Much of that blame can fall on second-year star Carmelo Anthony, who is just 22-of-81 from the floor (27 percent) and has made only 1-of-10 from 3-point range.

The SuperSonics may not be the team the Nuggets need to see right now. After a 30-point loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in its opener, Seattle won a pair at home, including an impressive 113-94 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.

The high-scoring duo of Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis combined for 51 points and, perhaps more importantly, Danny Fortson pulled down 13 rebounds. The Sonics were the worst rebounding team in the league last season but have won the battle of the boards in its two wins.

Denver has not lost a season series to Seattle since 1994-95 and owns a 25-7 advantage since.